BBC Death in Paradise's new spin-off 'in the works' - and it's set to be darker

EXCLUSIVE: Israeli romcom drama series The Baker and the Beauty is being remade for France’s TF1, with French singer-songwriter Amir Haddad playing the lead in his debut TV role.

After the impressive display of The King's Birthday Parade in London at the weekend, another important royal procession will take place in Windsor today, Monday, 17 June.The Order of the Garter is the oldest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom and is the most senior knighthood in the British honours system which is only outranked by the Victoria Cross and the George Cross. It sees those members of the Royal Family who have been honoured, attend a service at St George's Chapel, Windsor, before parading in their eye-catching dark blue mantles and Tudor bonnets with ostrich feather plumes.

Trooping the Colour returns to London on Saturday, 15 June, with the Royal Family set to take to the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the Flypast. The spectacle will feature 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians parading down The Mall and at Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall, before the appearance by the royals.This iconic celebration showcases British military pomp and pageantry on a grand scale.

EXCLUSIVE: Clive Myrie, one of the BBC’s most senior news anchors, has been criticized after making thousands of pounds delivering speeches to an investment company linked to Israeli arms suppliers.

Scots have been warned to be extra cautious around open water this summer as figures reveal the rate of drowning deaths is more than double the UK average. Last year, Scotland recorded 47 accidental drownings, compared to a total of 236 across the UK, according to data from the National Water Safety Forum.

EXCLUSIVE: A key principle underpinning DreamWorks Animation‘s The Wild Robot — directed and written by Chris Sanders, produced by Jeff Hermann and starring Lupita Nyong’o as the voice of Roz the robot — is that kindness matters, say the filmmakers.

Sløtface have announced their new album ‘Film Buff’ and have shared their inspirational single ‘Ladies Of The Fight’.The Norwegian act wrote ‘Film Buff’ – their third studio album –in collaboration with producer and songwriter Preben Sælid Andersen (Hajk, Death by Unga Bunga). According to frontwoman Haley Shea, she found inspiration in film and the cinematic world while creating the LP.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Located alongside a pristine alpine lake in the south of France, the Annecy Film Festival is considered a mecca by many in the animation community. It’s the kind of place you must visit at least once to meet others who wor­ship animation.

Taylor Swift finally kicked off the UK leg of the ‘Eras’ tour in Edinburgh last night (June 7) – check out all the notable moments from the night below.The show was the first of three consecutive shows at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium and some fans had been queuing for days ahead of gates opening. The day before the show, fans queuing for merch had been warned by security that they could expect to wait over an hour to get served.Swift mentioned during the show – her first in Scotland since 2015 – that she had been told this was the most highly-attended stadium show in Scottish history.She also suggested that Scotland had unconsciously inspired her two lockdown albums ‘folklore’ and ‘evermore’.

Cheshire played host to one of the most prestigious social events of the year today. In what has been dubbed 'Britain's poshest wedding', the Duke of Westminster Hugh Grosvenor tied the knot with fiancee Olivia Henson at Chester Cathedral.

Each year, two solstices take place - the June solstice and the December solstice.

Michael Mosley, a prolific presenter of BBC science and lifestyle shows, has reportedly gone missing on the Greek Island of Symi.

Confidence Man have confirmed details of their third album ‘3AM (LA LA LA)’ with electrifying lead single ‘I CAN’T LOSE YOU’. Check it out below along with our interview with the Australian duo.Set for release on October 18, the album leans heavily on dance music influences, bottling the energy of the UK rave scene that has gripped Confidence Man, following their move to London last year.Speaking exclusively to NME, Janet Planet and Sugar Bones described how the pathway to this new album presented itself clearly.

Dalbeattie branch of the Royal British Legion Scotland is to stage a special event in the town to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

Glastonbury Festival has finally confirmed its full line-up and set times for this year's festival.

Alex Ritman True Brit Entertainment has acquired U.K. rights to “The Death of Robin Hood,” one of the hot market packages at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where A24 picked up the project up for the U.S.

Selome Hailu Netflix is developing an animated series based on the wildly popular sandbox video game “Minecraft.” The streamer will produce the project alongside Mojang Studios, the Swedish developer of the game. Plot details are not yet known, but according to Netflix, the series “will feature an original story with new characters, showing the world of ‘Minecraft’ in a new light.” The series, which will be CG-animated, is in development with WildBrain, the Canadian studio behind animated Netflix projects including “Sonic Prime,” “Ninjago: Dragons Rising” and “Carmen Sandiego.” In 2022, Netflix debuted a revival of WildBrain’s “Johnny Test,” which originally ran on the WB and later on Cartoon Network for six seasons from 2005 to 2014.

Snow Patrol have today (May 30) shared new single ‘The Beginning’ and announced their eighth album ‘The Forest Is The Path’ with a supporting 2025 UK and Ireland arena tour.‘The Forest Is The Path’ is the band’s first full-length record in six years, following on from 2018’s ‘Wildness’, and will arrive on September 13 via Polydor. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Produced by Fraser T Smith, the album was written by Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly and Johnny McDaid, and features 12 tracks as well as writing credits from Smith, Will Reynolds, Roy Kerr and Troy Van Leeuwen from Queens Of The Stone Age.Speaking about the new single, which was written on a trip to Somerset, Lightbody explained: “The first day we wrote ‘The Beginning’, start to finish.”McDaid added: “And he did the vocal in one take. “Straight after writing the lyrics.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Viggo Mortensen revealed in an interview with GQ UK magazine that he used Aragorn’s iconic sword Andúril from “Lord of the Rings” in his latest movie, “The Dead Don’t Hurt.” Mortensen wrote and directed the 19th century Western, in which he stars as a Danish immigrant separated from his love (Vicky Krieps) during the Civil War. For one fantasy sequence in the film, Mortensen asked his “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson if he had his permission to use Aragorn’s sword again on screen. Mortensen played the character in Jackson’s original “Rings” trilogy and kept the sword after production wrapped.

Dakota Fanning is ready for the world to see her new horror movie The Watchers!